Rug-cleaning frame



2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Feb. 13, 1923.

- H .;-w.HoADLEY..

RUGC'L'EANING FRAME.

' FILED .IULY25. 1921.

. Z i d Il f 1/ 7 /z ik@ I w Patented Feb. i3, 1923.

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HARRY W. HOADLY, OFFINIDLAY., OHIO.

BUG-CLENING FRAME.

Application filed. July 25, 192k Serial 110,487,341."

eration and can subsequently be stoodup in af small space to dry. i

Another object is to provide a :trame r which can .be adjusted readilyto rugs oit di 'E- 'lferent sizes and which is capable of a 'furtheradjustment to stretch the rug'after the same has been applied thereto.thus tovholdv the rug. taut during the cleaning operation and prevent itfrom shrinking and becoming distorted while drying.

Another ob'eot is to provide .a rug holding device which will: supportthe body portion of the rug while-said rug is being stretched.

With .the foregoing ,and other objects in view vwhich will. appear asthev description proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination andarrangement of parts land in theA details of construction hereinafterdscribed and claimed, it being understood that. within the scope of whatisclaimed, changes in the precise embodimenty ofy the invention showncan be( made without de? partingfrom the spirit of .the invention.

in they accompanying drawings the pref ferred `Forms of the inventionhave been Sl'iOWIln J Insaid drawings y Figure 1 is al plan view ofonefform of rug. holding.` structure.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2,\Fig.- ure 1. f

Figure 3 is a vdetail View of the stretching tool usedy in connection.with the structure.

Figure 4c is a view partly in section and partly' in elevation of theapplying tool. .o

Figureh is a plan view of a modified structure. n i

Figure 6 is a' section online 6 6, Figure 5. d

Referring to .the gures by characters oi reference 1 designates an end.member and 2 a side member. These members are disposed inlappedrelation asshown at .3 where theyare bolted together and securedto thetop face of thel side'member 2 is va brace 4 which entends upto and isflush with the" top of the member 1. Another brace member'l is securedtothel bottom of the end member Vland extends up to the side member 2.Thus the bracesy land 5 lap and can be fastened together as shown at 6.yConse- `quently the side `and end members will be heldrigidly at' rightangles to each other.

A longitudinal slot 7 is formedv in the free end portion ofthe side, 2,the` lower. portion ofthe-slot being enlarged as indicated by'dottedlines at 8L 'Another longitudinal slot 9 is formed in the' free endportion of the en'dinember.y 1. Secured-to the` top tace ot the member'2l along the inner edge thereof is a longitudinal cleat 10 and asimilarcleat 11 is-seoured along the bottom of the endmember 1at'the-outeredgethereof. Prongs 12 extend through the` cleat 10. andadditional prongs `13 lextend through"` thel end ymembery .1',l the freelends ofi the prongs 12 and 13 being4 supported :in LP- proximately thesame plane. lt-is to be unf derstood that the brace l and the. cleat'-10 are in thesanieplane witht-he-top of themember- 1. and that thebolts -coimeetingthe members 1 and 2 andthe bracesare all arranged incountersinks So that asmooth surfacewill be presented to the rugengaging the prongs..

rlvhe slotted end of theside member 2 ex'- `tends under one endf-of an.adjustable end niembergll through which extends a boltnl the head oizwhich is seated inthe enlarged.

portion 8 of the slot 7. -Thisfbolt is engaged by a nut 16 so` that :the.members 2.andi1fl can be held together securely.. lProngs17 areextended upwardly throughA the adjustf able "end strip 14C and a.reeniiorcing. cleat. 18

is/secured to the bottom face of thefendjmem ber.` An opening 19isformed; in that end et the member 1'4- a'djacent the slot' 7 and alongitudinal series ,of openings 20 is `formed f in' the member 2. i

The slotted end of the end member eX-, vtends over one end'of lanadjustab'letside member 21 and in this side member iskmounted one end ofa bolt `22 the `other end of which extends through the slot `9andisengaged by a nut 23. A longitudinaly cleat 2.4

is secured onthe member 21 and .has prongsl f 25 extending .therethroughland upwardly therefrom. i .y ,y

A longitudinal sloty 26 is .formed in the side member 21 adjacent oneend wher'zev it is being a. longitudinal ,slot 27 vin said end. The

lapped by one end ofthe memberlflf, lthere lower portion of the slot 26is enlarged as indicated by dotted lines at 23 and seated in thisenlarged portion is the head 29 of a bolt 30 Which extends through theslot 27 and is engaged by anut 31. A block 32 is mounted to slide on themember 21 and is held adjustably thereto by a bolt 33 the head of whichseated in the enlarged portion 28 of the slot 26 While the upper end ofthe bolt is engaged by a nut 34.

An opening 35 is formed in theY slot-ted end of the end member 14. Alongitudinal series of openings 36 is formed in the end member 1.4' andanother longitudinal series of openings 37 is formed in the member 21.

The space surrounded by the membersof the frame is adapted. to receive aplatform 33 suitably constructed and provided at one end with aremovable extension strip 39 and at one` side with a removable extensionstrip 40.

In using this device the strips 39 and 40 are removed. the bolts 15, 22,29 and 32 are loosened and the members 14 and 2l are shifted toward thcadjacent edges of the platform. The `rug to be cleaned is then placed onthe prongs 12, 13, k17 and 25, it being understood that the edges of therug are drawn' taut during this operation.

In applying the vrug to "the prongs a tool is used such as shown inFigure 4. This tool comprises a handle 41 having a short tubev 42projecting from 'one end thereof.' The vtube is placed against the rugdirectly over 35 a prong and is pressed downwardly so as to y force therug onto the prong. Thus the rug can' be more readily appliedl than`when forced onto the prongs With the bare hands. After the rug has beenplaced in position a tool such as sho-Wn in Figure 3 is used rforstretching the rug. This tool includes a lever 43 having a projectingstud 44 at one end and an arm 45 Ais pivotally connected to the leverand has a projecting' stud 46. stud 44 is placed the opening` 19 and thestud 46 is inserted into one of the openings 20. By then swinging thelever the membei 14 Will be shifted.longitudinally along the member 2after which the bolt 15 can be tightened.. Stud 44 is then inserted intoanv opening 47 in the side member 21 While stud 46 is inserted into oneof a series of openings 48 in the member 1. Thus member 21. can beshifted longitudinally of the member 1 and then held by tightening thebolt 22.

' vStud 44 is then inserted into the opening 35 and the stud 46 into oneof the openings after which the member 14 is shifted longitudinallyalong the member 21. Block 32 is adjusted against the.y member 14 andsecured l by tightening the bolt 33. Thereafter the stud 46 is insertedinto one of the openings 36 so that the member 21 can be shiftedlongitudinally along the member 14 after 65 placing stud 44 in anopening'SZ. The two The 1 Leases i members can `then be held bytightening the bolt 30. Thus the rug will be stretched tight ly and theextension members 39 and 40 can be inserted so as to practically closethe spaces between the platform and the adjacent members of the frame.This platform will support the central portion of the rug.- The rug cannow be thoroughly Washed or otherwise cleaned after Which the frame canbe placed in an upright position with the rug remaining attachedthereto. Thus the rug Will be held taut and in proper shape until it hasdried.

Where small rugs are to be cleaned sev- .eral of them can be mountedr ina single frame of. the modified construction shown in Figure 5. Thisframe includes a side member 49 to which are iinedlyy secured endmembers 50. Another .side membery 51. is detachably secured to ther endmembers 50 by means of bolts 52. These bolts can be inserted intodifferent openings `53 so as to hold the side member 51 at a desireddistance from the member 49. Extending through the member 51 are bolts54 .Which engage longitudinally slotted' strips 55. To one end of eachof these strips is attached a cross strip 56. Extending through each ofthe cross strips 56 'is a holding member 57 ofstiff Wire or lthe like;terminating in an upstanding prong 58 lapping the inner side of themember 56. A similar arrangement of prongs A59 is provided along theinner side of the member v49. Rugs can be secured at their en'dsto theprongs 59 and arranged side by side, the other ends of the rugsbeingattached to the Aprongs on the respective strips 56. The said strips 56are then drawn towards the side member y 51 after which the bolts 54aretightened. Thus the rugs Will be held -taut Within the' frame andvWill rest upon the table or other flatV surface T on which the frame issupported. Thus the rugs can be cleaned and afterwards the `frame can beplaced inan upright position to support the rugs until dry.

llVhat is claimed isz- 1. A device of the class described including aframe, means'thereon for engaging the edge portions of a rug, thereby tohold the edge portions of the engaged rug in a common plane and anexpansible platform removably vsupported Within'the frame rand havin aflat rug supportingsurface in the same plane With the rug engaging meansfor supporting .the greater portion yof the rug in the same plane Withthe edge portions thereof.

2. A; device of the classdescribed including rigidly connected framemembers, mem-l bers adjustably connected to'each other and to therespective rigidly connected members, said adjustable members beingdisposed in lappedvrelation to each other and tothe fixed members,clamping bolts extending through the lapping portions of the members, anadjustable abutment locked upon one of the adjustable members andmovable against the other adjustable member, and means extending throughthe lapping portions of the members for holding them against relativemovement` In testimony that I claim the foregoingY as my own, l. havehereto a'fixeclim'y signature in the )resence of two Witnesses.

n ARRY W. HOADLEY.

Vfitnesses: l

Ross J.' WETHERALD, JOHN N. HOADLEY.

